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Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county electi…
Turkey the key to unlocking NATO help for EU naval operation
BRUSSELS (AP) — Turkey is hindering European Union attempts to secure NATO’s help for the bloc's naval operation in the Mediterranean as its tries to enforce a U.N. arms embargo on conflict-torn Libya, according to…
Former Army secretary backs Biden, citing ‘moral leadership’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first openly gay Army secretary says he’s supporting Joe Biden for president, the latest endorsement from a former military leader who had criticized President Donald Trump over his handling o…
Missouri town of Ferguson swears in first black mayor
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri town that became synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement after the fatal police shooting of
West Virginia mayor accused of taking flood relief money
RICHWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — A mayor in West Virginia is accused of taking federal flood relief funds intended for her city and paying herself extra money for working with a flood recovery team.
Wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr passes away suddenly at age 39
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Andy Barr expressed “profound grief” Wednesday over the unexpected death of his 39-year-old wife at their home in Kentucky the night before. His initial statement provided no details…
Navajo resumes weekend lockdowns as Arizona virus cases rise
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is resuming lockdowns for at least the next two weekends as the number of coronavirus cases off the reservation increases, most notably in Arizona.
Lafayette Square could decide Trump's legacy — and election
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlottesville. Helsinki. The children in cages at the Mexican border.
Bill helping more clear crime records heads to N.C. governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly on Tuesday finalized bipartisan legislation that will allow more people to get their criminal records cleared of lower-level criminal convictions and dismiss…
ACLU sues to protect Arizona county jail inmates from virus
PHOENIX (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone and the sheriff’s office demanding the release of medically vulnerable inmates from the…
As soldiers deploy amid pandemic, they fight 2 battles
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Edward Brown has always found a way to deal with his husband's military deployments in the past, but the most recent one felt different. Instead of an endless parade of family visits and las…
Las Vegas sheriff defends arrests of protest observers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas police chief said Tuesday that legal observers who were arrested at a weekend protest on the Las Vegas Strip were not neutral witnesses but were “antagonizing” and obstructing officer…
A look at Trump's executive order on police procedures
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump
Bill limiting coronavirus liability advances in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would become the latest state to provide health care providers, schools and businesses broad protections against coronavirus lawsuits under a proposal gaining traction inside the G…
CIA unit that crafts hacking tools didn't protect itself
WASHINGTON (AP) — A specialized CIA unit that developed sophisticated hacking tools and cyber weapons didn’t do enough to protect its own operations and wasn't prepared to adequately respond when the secrets were s…
Proposal would use social workers, not LAPD, for some calls
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unarmed social workers instead of police would respond to nonviolent calls for service under a proposal Tuesday from several City Council members following nationwide calls for law enforcement re…